Anyone else have any experience with these? I got one recently and at first I was not so sure how well it would settle in. Been pleasantly surprised as it feeds voraciously and is quite active. Seeing as how they max out at 2 feet and are sort of a subtropical species I'm surprised they are not more commonly kept. Thoughts?
Thornback guitarfish(Platyrhinoides triseriata)
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Marlin: What temps do you keep yours at? We've been finding them in very warm water, so they seem like they'd be fine in aquaria up to maybe 75 degrees. We keep the system chilled to 58 for other marine life and they are doing well at that temperature as well. We've got in some more and they are settling in well.
Its interesting as I see more references to shovelnose guitarfish being kept. I suppose this may be due to wider availability since their is a species in the Atlantic as well-but from the looks of it they are not a good choice for most folk as they get much larger.
Its interesting as I see more references to shovelnose guitarfish being kept. I suppose this may be due to wider availability since their is a species in the Atlantic as well-but from the looks of it they are not a good choice for most folk as they get much larger.
I've kept several species of guitars. I think they tend to fall through the gaps b/c generally, people are only aware of the larger species. Pretty much like any elasmo - once you get them in and eating, they are rock solid animals to have swimming around your tank.
I am keeping them at 72 degrees and they seem to do very well. I'm a fan of guitar fish as well but sometimes they come in and eat great and are bullet proof and other times they seem to be not hardy at all. Im sure alot of that has to do with how they were collected and handled just like anything else though.
I talked with a resaler here and he says shovelnose are more warmth tolerant than thornbacks. After seeing them in the wild...I'd believe it. In Cat harbor I observed them, round rays, and butterfly rays at the very back of the harbor in the warmest shallowest water-their backs were frequently exposed and the occasional butterfly ray would actually get stranded every so often. Just remembered I have footage of it in here-it is maybe 2/3 into this minidoc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP3kgsngPjc